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Cherrylee Elementary

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Cherrylee Elementary ranks 3085 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3085^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 47% of California elementary schools

Summary

Cherrylee Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 292 students in the El Monte City School District, a high-need community where over 80% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school's overall state ranking has declined in recent years, placing it in the middle of the pack compared to other California schools. However, a detailed look reveals significant strengths and challenges. The school has an exceptional program for English Language Learners, ranking in the top 13% of schools statewide for helping these students succeed. On the other hand, proficiency in science is a major area for improvement, with only 15% of students meeting standards, which is notably lower than the district average and far below higher-performing schools like Cleminson Elementary (50%) and Durfee Elementary (41%) in the same district.

When compared to nearby schools, Cherrylee spends more per student than most, but has a higher student-to-teacher ratio and gets mixed academic results. Schools like Cleminson and Legore Elementary achieve stronger outcomes with similar student populations. The school shows a positive pattern in English Language Arts, with 6th graders performing above average, suggesting effective literacy instruction in the upper grades.

292

Students ?

22.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,210

Per pupil spending ?

80.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5025 Buffington Rd.
El Monte, CA 91732-1499

(626) 575-2326

District: El Monte City

Students who attend Cherrylee Elementary usually attend:

High:

Arroyo High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

74.7%

Asian:

24.0%

White:

1.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 67th percentile in 2018 → 47th in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 67th-percentile peak (2018) to 47th (2025)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Science scores 18 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg40%

California avg41%

3,085^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 47%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From top 48% (2015) to bottom 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 14Elementary Schools in the El Monte City

639^th of 1,543El Monte City among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.8	3085 of 5857	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.5	3272 of 5869	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.7	2716 of 5859	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.8	2592 of 5883	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.3	2585 of 5789	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.6	1885 of 5662	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	53.5	2354 of 5692	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	47.5	2633 of 5614	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	45.9	2685 of 5611	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	41.4	3228 of 5530	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	46.9	2816 of 5390	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	47.0	2772 of 5377	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	39.6	3196 of 5314	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	32.1	3548 of 5193	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	41.6	2848 of 5113	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	32.3	3411 of 5113	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	32.8	3118 of 4818	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	40.5	2693 of 4822	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	41.6	2569 of 4809	46.6%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	907 of 1203	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.9	970 of 1205	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	64.5	478 of 1149	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	79.6	140 of 1071	86.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	70.1	414 of 3162	86.9%	★★★★☆
2023	75.7	356 of 3245	89.0%	★★★★☆
2022	61.1	724 of 3311	78.1%	★★★★☆
2018	45.2	1489 of 3246	54.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.1	3013 of 5597	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.1	2649 of 5612	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.4	2734 of 5609	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.0	2323 of 5635	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.3	2782 of 5492	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.8	1894 of 5413	65.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.1	2860 of 5107	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.6	3074 of 5107	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.0	2294 of 5087	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.5	2239 of 5084	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.4	1829 of 4963	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.7	1255 of 4830	74.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.2	2650 of 5460	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.6	3012 of 5517	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.8	2050 of 5363	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.3	1839 of 5264	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.6	1426 of 5173	72.4%	★★★★☆
2018	76.1	868 of 5084	82.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.0	2874 of 5628	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.6	3694 of 5643	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.3	2546 of 5638	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.3	2754 of 5663	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.4	2234 of 5510	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.7	1817 of 5431	66.5%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2024)87th percentile+43 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)51st percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)49th percentile~ school

Female (2025)46th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)44th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2025)25th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy42%-6 vs state

Mathematics35%~ state avg

Science15%-18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cherrylee Elementary	Public	K-6	5025 Buffington Rd.	El Monte	91732	Los Angeles County	El Monte City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 575-2326	292	13	22.4	80.8%	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	218 (74.7%)	70 (24.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	41.8	3085^th of 5857 public elementary schools	47.3%		38.5	3272^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	44.2%	187	15.0		15.0	25.7	36.6	42.5	57.4			42.4	37.1	36.6	30.0	36.4			35.1							$26,210	$5,675	$20,535
Durfee Elementary	Public	K-8	12233 Star St.	El Monte	91732	Los Angeles County	El Monte City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 443-3900	1,120	50	22.3	73.1%	10 (0.9%)	4 (0.4%)	881 (78.7%)	219 (19.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	65.2	1831^st of 5857 public elementary schools	68.7%		56.8	2198^th of 5869 public elementary schools	62.5%	367	45.5	37.6	41.0	43.6	48.1	63.6	59.4	57.1	72.3	58.0	47.5	40.0	55.4	42.6	31.3	44.6	42.6	97.7	97.7	98.4	98.4	97.7	98.4	$24,967	$5,500	$19,467
Thompson Elementary	Public	K-8	4544 Maxson Rd.	El Monte	91732	Los Angeles County	El Monte City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 443-2613	21	3	7.0	85.7%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (85.7%)	3 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																								$22,214	$9,077	$13,137
Wright Elementary	Public	K-8	11317 East McGirk Rd.	El Monte	91732	Los Angeles County	El Monte City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 575-2333	562	26	21.4	87.5%	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	424 (75.4%)	127 (22.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42.9	3010^th of 5857 public elementary schools	48.6%		46	2795^th of 5869 public elementary schools	52.4%	215	33.3	21.4	25.0	38.9	40.0	41.5	41.7	53.5	45.1	45.2	33.3	40.0	29.6	33.3	43.6	28.4	35.0							$25,693	$5,635	$20,058
Rio Hondo Elementary	Public	K-8	11425 Wildflower Rd.	Arcadia	91006	Los Angeles County	El Monte City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 575-2308	636	32	19.7	78.5%	10 (1.6%)	4 (0.6%)	496 (78.0%)	116 (18.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.1%)	31.4	3847^th of 5857 public elementary schools	34.3%		35.8	3451^st of 5869 public elementary schools	41.2%	396	16.4	21.6	19.7	29.2	40.9	34.8	39.2	49.2	48.7	42.5	30.0	27.3	25.4	29.6	40.5	21.4	29.7							$25,162	$5,605	$19,557
La Primaria Elementary	Public	K-3	4220 Gilman Rd.	El Monte	91732	Los Angeles County	Mountain View Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 652-4150	242	14	17.8	88.4%	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	218 (90.1%)	23 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)				15.4						15.4	23.1						23.1							$29,655	$6,388	$23,267
Cleminson Elementary	Public	K-6	5213 North Daleview Ave.	Temple City	91780	Los Angeles County	El Monte City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 575-2327	316	14	22.5	65.5%	6 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	197 (62.3%)	104 (32.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	71.6	1523^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	74.0%		61.7	1994^th of 5869 public elementary schools	66.0%	471	50.0		50.0	53.3	49.1	63.0	57.5			54.6	51.1	50.9	63.3	53.1			53.6							$26,399	$5,789	$20,610
Legore Elementary	Public	K-6	11121 Bryant Rd.	El Monte	91731	Los Angeles County	El Monte City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 575-2329	516	27	19.1	86.2%	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	435 (84.3%)	76 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63.2	1914^th of 5857 public elementary schools	67.3%		67.9	1685^th of 5869 public elementary schools	71.3%	229	27.8		27.8	58.9	62.5	54.9	52.1			56.7	64.3	49.2	37.5	36.1			45.6							$24,729	$5,500	$19,229
Plymouth Elementary	Public	K-5	1300 Boley St.	Monrovia	91016	Los Angeles County	Monrovia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 471-2400	547	24	23.2	51.7%	49 (9.0%)	15 (2.7%)	206 (37.7%)	211 (38.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (11.9%)	81	1116^th of 5857 public elementary schools	80.9%		76.3	1325^th of 5869 public elementary schools	77.4%	209	50.0		50.0	60.4	56.6	67.5				61.5	64.8	60.5	57.5				61.1	97.6	98.4			98.4		$17,934	$1,870	$16,064
De Anza Elementary	Public	K-5	12820 Bess St.	Baldwin Park	91706	Los Angeles County	Baldwin Park Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 338-4019	421	20	21.0	94.3%	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	368 (87.4%)	41 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	33	3729^th of 5857 public elementary schools	36.3%		43.7	2948^th of 5869 public elementary schools	49.8%	781	20.9		20.9	34.9	45.0	41.5				40.3	33.8	31.7	16.2				27.1	96.6						$27,128	$6,705	$20,423

Frequently Asked Questions about Cherrylee Elementary

How many students attend Cherrylee Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 292 students attended Cherrylee Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Cherrylee Elementary attend?

Students who attend Cherrylee Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Arroyo High

What is the racial makeup of Cherrylee Elementary?

Students at Cherrylee Elementary are 75% Hispanic, 24% Asian, 1% White.

What district is Cherrylee Elementary in?

El Monte City

Is Cherrylee Elementary a good school?

Cherrylee Elementary ranks 3085^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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